Within the pages of the ancient Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhitta is the pulse of timeless wisdom on the disease and suffering of the human experience. According to the Charaka – Misuse of intelligence – is the primary principle for which all suffering is created. A concise statement, which, should humanity chose to respond to living […]
Cancer the dis-ease of a chemical & consumer culture
Cancer – ravishing our people, our animals, our land. Casualties of a culture disconnected from our abundant earth. An undeniable consequence of chemical lifestyles & exposure. The 3 big C’s; cancer, chemical’s & consumerism spinning a thick toxic web. How did humanity become so ludicrous? Enabling monsanto to fight for the right to take the […]
What attending a Zen Tea Ceremony taught a Yoga student
Wu De and his disciple Sam, from Tea Sage Hut are unassuming Zen Monks. Mandala beads, beards & Wu’s traditional Chinese clothing, are hints that they are somehow of the world, but not in it. Upon meeting them, there is a clarity and warmth which conveys a rich and deep connection to truth, embodied through […]
Holy COW batman; the truth about our milk & stories about cows
I like cows. I love the element within hindi culture that esteems a cow as a symbol of the goddess and divine bounty of the earth. Ayurveda reveres milk and its by products for building tissues and a source of oja’s ( immunity & calming qualities). The cow pat, makes nutritious fertiliser, fuel & insulation, […]